The Hotel Report: A New Spa in Bath, An Art Deco Gem in South Beach

Your weekly roundup of the best of what’s new, what’s coming up, and what we can’t wait for in the world of hotels.

Now open

The Westin San Jose is now open in California. The 171-room property is in the building once occupied by the Sainte Claire Hotel and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Look for an indoor glassed-in atrium, an Italian restaurant called Il Fornaio, and design touches like restored 1920s chandeliers.

Sanderling Resort, in the town of Duck in North Carolina's Outer Banks, has completed a renovation and added 24 new luxury guest rooms. The rooms have views of both the Atlantic Ocean and the Currituck Sound, and the property is the only full-service hotel in the area.

The Gainsborough Bath Spa has opened in Bath, England. The 99-room hotel was painstakingly renovated so that the work would not disturb the historic UNESCO-listed Roman bath complex the town was named for. It has a blue tile floor mosaic designed to look like one of the baths, and the spa offers steam rooms, ice chamber, 11 private treatment rooms, and—fittingly—several thermal water pools that simulate the Roman bathing experience.

Coming soon

Joie de Vivre, a boutique hotel group with properties in Honolulu, San Francisco, and Scottsdale, is expanding to the East Coast with The Hall in Miami's South Beach, due to open later this summer. The interiors were designed by Robert McKinley, who was also behind The Surf Lodge in Montauk, and there's a restaurant helmed by Top Chefalum Spike Mendelsohn. Guests who are among the inaugural visitors will get benefits like a swag bag full of beach gear.

L'Ermitage Beverly Hills is unveiling its 117 new suites this fall. The suites, the smallest of which are 650 square feet, will feature Venetian glass mirrors, walk-in closets with "dressing rooms," and floor-to-ceiling velvet headboards. Also be on the lookout for an as-yet-unnamed new restaurant.